From G. H. Darwin to John Tyndall [7 April 1873]1
16 Montagu St | Portman Sq
Monday morng.
Dear Professor Tyndal
My father begs me to write you a note to say that he particularly wishes to see you on business not connected with himself.2 He will therefore call on you at about 4.15 this evening; if you cannot then see him, will you have the great kindness to call here this evening at 5 p.m or any later hour which may suit you
Yours very sincerely | G. H. Darwin
P.S. | He is very much fatigued with a journey he has had to take to the city this morning,3 & I therefore venture to say on my own responsibility that it wd. be a very great kindness to him if you cd. call here from 3.30 to 3.45 so as to just to stop him starting.— If you do come please not to mention that I have asked you to come as I’m sure he wd. think I had taken an unwarrantable liberty, tho’ I trust you will not think soo too.
Footnotes
Summary
CD particularly wishes to see JT "On business not connected with himself" [the fund for Huxley’s holiday]. Asks whether CD may call that afternoon. GHD adds postscript saying CD very fatigued. He hopes JT can come to see CD instead, but he should not mention that GHD suggested it.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-8846
- From
- George Howard Darwin
- To
- John Tyndall
- Sent from
- London, Montague St, 16
- Source of text
- DAR 261.8: 12 (EH 88205950)
- Physical description
- ALS 3pp
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 8846,” accessed on 20 October 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-8846.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 21